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Ask Slashdot: Most Secure Mobile OS?

Posted by timothy on from the much-more-secure-before-out-of-the-box dept.

Lexta writes "So I'm contemplating my next smartphone purchase, and I've been a little put off by all of the security exploits posted on Slashdot over the last few months, particularly for Android. So, what's the most secure stock standard (not jailbroken) mobile OS?"

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  1. Re:-1 Flamebait by Bucky24 · · Score: 4, Informative

    We need a way to moderate articles.

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  2. Re:The Most Secure Mobile OS by PhilHibbs · · Score: 4, Informative

    But for hacker targets, particularly phishing or personal data theft which the submitter is probably concerned about, desktop market share is the important metric.

  3. Re:The Most Secure Mobile OS by PhilHibbs · · Score: 5, Informative

    Android may use the Linux kernel, but it isn't kernel exploits that are the main concern, it's app API exploits.

  4. Re:The Most Secure Mobile OS by carlhaagen · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Both Android and iOS have been plagued with exploits"
    "The only current smartphone OS that is safe against exploits and vulnerabilities is Windows Phone 7"
    "even on the desktop Windows most exploits are against third party apps like Flash or Java, not Windows itself"
    "if you want to get a smartphone that is safe against exploits and malware, Windows Phone 7 is your only answer"

    You have absolutely no idea what you're writing, do you? I'm amazed this got upvoted 5 points and labelled Informative.